Editing Michelle Rodriguez (section)

===Legal issues===
In March 2002, Rodriguez was arrested for assault after getting into a fight with her roommate. The charges were later dropped after the roommate declined to press the allegations in court.<ref>{{cite news
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In November 2003, Rodriguez went to court to face eight [[misdemeanor]] charges based on two driving incidents, including a [[hit and run (vehicular)|hit and run]] and [[DUI|driving under the influence]] (DUI).<ref>{{cite news
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 |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=27e9cef2-958c-463f-b85d-ed6366844a26
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}}</ref> In June 2004, Rodriguez pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] in Los Angeles to three of the charges: Hit and run; [[drunk driving (United States)|drunken driving]]; and driving with a suspended license.<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite news
| url = https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/26/ap/entertainment/mainD8H7BOT03.shtml
| title="Lost" actress chooses jail over service|work=CBS News |agency=Associated Press | date = April 26, 2006 | access-date =July 21, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013054520/http://cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/26/ap/entertainment/mainD8H7BOT03.shtml |archive-date = October 13, 2007}}</ref> She went to jail for 48&nbsp;hours, performed [[community service]] at the morgues of two New York hospitals, completed a three-month alcohol program, and was placed on [[probation]] for three years.<ref>{{cite news
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In 2005, while filming ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' in [[Hawaii]], Rodriguez was pulled over by [[Honolulu]] police multiple times for speeding violations, and on December 1 was arrested for DUI.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.today.com/popculture/michelle-rodriguez-settles-two-traffic-cases-wbna10466014 |title = Michelle Rodriguez settles two traffic cases |publisher = Today.com |agency = Associated Press |date = December 14, 2005 |access-date = July 21, 2006 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.today.com/popculture/two-lost-stars-charged-drunken-driving-wbna10294957 | title = Two 'Lost' stars charged with drunken driving | publisher = Today.com | agency = Associated Press | date = December 2, 2005 | access-date = July 21, 2006 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In April 2006, she pleaded guilty to one charge of driving under the influence, and chose to pay a {{US$|500}} fine and spend five days in jail.<ref name="cbsnews" />

Rodriguez cited her high doses of allergy-relieving [[Corticosteroid|steroids]] as one of the reasons for her erratic behavior.<ref>{{cite news |title=More Jail Time for Michelle Rodriguez |last=Finn |first=Natalie |url=http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,19089,00.html?tnew |publisher=E! |website=eonline.com |date=May 22, 2006 |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124235621/http://www.eonline.com/news/Items/0,1,19089,00.html?tnew |archive-date=January 24, 2009 }}</ref> Because the incident was a violation of her Los Angeles probation, she was sentenced to 60{{nbsp}}days in jail, a 30-day alcohol rehabilitation program, and another 30{{nbsp}}days of community service, including work for [[Mothers Against Drunk Driving]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/michelle-rodriguez-gets-60-days-in-jail/|title=Michelle Rodriguez Gets 60 Days in Jail|last1=Lee|first1=Ken|last2=Silverman|first2=Stephen M.|work=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212002856/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1195153%2C00.html |archive-date=February 12, 2007 |date=May 22, 2006|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> Because of overcrowding, she was released from jail on the same day she entered.<ref name=Today/>

In September 2007, Rodriguez allegedly violated her probation by neither completing her community service nor following an alcohol education program.<ref name="people.com">{{cite news |first=Ken |last=Lee |title=Michelle Rodriguez Sentenced to Six Months in Jail|url=https://people.com/crime/michelle-rodriguez-sentenced-to-six-months-in-jail/|work=People |date=October 27, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2019|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319134816/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20151810,00.html|archive-date=March 19, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On October 10, 2007, following a hearing, she was sentenced to 180{{nbsp}}days jail time after agreeing to admit to violating her probation. She was expected to spend the full 180-day term in jail but was released 18 days later due to overcrowding.<ref name=Today>{{cite web|title=Michelle Rodriguez out of jail after 18 days|date=January 10, 2008|access-date=March 27, 2023|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/michelle-rodriguez-out-jail-after-18-days-1C9417269|df=mdy-all|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930193740/http://www.today.com/id/22594497|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2009, Rodriguez completed her community service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michelle Rodriguez Finishes Her Community Service in Stride |url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-rodriguez-finishes-her-community-service-stride |work=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]] |date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208145244/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-rodriguez-finishes-her-community-service-stride |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>